Security and the Internet of Things

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Security and the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things includes both traditional electronics and everyday “things” embedded with sensors, computing, and networking capabilities.

Coffee Makers
Thermostats
Refrigerators
Cars
Even Cows: wireless sensors tell farmers when cows get sick or pregnant, transmitting 200 MB per cow a year

Even now the Internet of things is all around us:

Connected homes:
Smart thermostats
Smart Appliances
HVAC systems
Security
Smart Lighting
Entertainment Systems
Risks: Intrusion of privacy, risk to your physical home

Wearables:
Fitness bands
Smart Watches
Smart Glasses
Action Cameras
Risks: Financial Information, Location

Industrial Internet:
Real-time analytics
Factory automation
Robotics
Supply Chain Efficiency
Risks: Financial Information, trade secrets

Connected Cities:
Smart Meter Technology
Smart Traffic Lights
Smart Parking Meters
Electric Vehicle Parking
Real-time analytics
Risks: Safety, Financial Information, Location

Connected Cars:
Safety
Vehicle Diagnostics
Information and Navigation
Fleet Management
Risks: Safety, location

The Internet of things is growing faster than our ability to secure it:

4.9 billion connected “things” will be in use by 2015
Almost one for every man, woman, and child on Earth
And 25 billion by 2020
2.5 per estimated population of 2020[2]

Currently, people living in large urban environments are surrounded by thousands of trackable objects at every moment.

Leaving an increasing digital trail offering new forms of cyber security risks…

By the end of 2011 20 typical households generated more Internet traffic than the entire Internet in 2008.[3] With 1 billion more Internet users today than in 2011.[6] (2011 2.2 billion Internet users, today 3 billion+)

Large Cyber security Breaches by Year:
(breaches with over 30,000 records stolen)[4]

2015: 5 so far…
2014: 20
2013: 27
2012: 20
2011: 36
2010: 20
2009: 14
2008: 16
2007: 14
2006: 5
2005: 4
2004: 1

With several data breaches much larger than the rest.
And some information is particularly sought after.

Cyber security professionals, and detailed cyber security plans within new businesses are necessary.
74% growth in cyber security jobs in the last 6 years[7] Nearly twice the rate of other IT jobs

Growing Threats:

Many cyber attackers are hardened veterans with more experience than the IT professionals meant to defend against attacks
Organizations defending against disruptive threats are outdated. Threats today are “campaigns” aiming at disrupting entire business sectors in many-waved attacks.

The barrier of entry in tech has never been lower, leaving many new organizations to later grapple with unsatisfactory security.

Because isn’t a secure future just a lot more fun?

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